Artwork copyright Kipp Kobayashi. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Artwork copyright Kipp Kobayashi. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Artwork copyright Kipp Kobayashi. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Artwork copyright Kipp Kobayashi. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Artwork copyright Kipp Kobayashi. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Emergence, 2023

Kipp Kobayashi
(American)

Location: Central Washington University, Ellensburg

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Emergence by Kipp Kobayashi is based on the patterns of insects schooling, flocking and shoaling in the local environment around Ellensburg and Central Washington University. The artwork and its insect patterns connect the natural and manmade worlds around us. They also reference the building's role as a campus crossing point and in bringing together the Department of Health Sciences.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Central Washington University.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kipp Kobayashi is an artist interested in the the traces human activity and how they transform our physical world, reflecting our collective thoughts, actions, and experiences. He is interested in deconstructing our pre-conceived ideas of who and what we are, stemming from his experiences growing up as an Asian American.

Kobayashi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Fine Art degree from the University of Southern California. Kobayashi is based in Los Angeles, California. He has also taught extensively at the Cal Poly School of Environmental Design.